December 29 2018

Are you in the planning stages of a kitchen remodel and are trying to decide what countertops to use? Then here are some tips for you to consider when choosing between granite and quartz. Continue Reading →

November 26 2018

Interior design isn’t exactly known for being cheap. Especially if they’re going to charge for you for all items they purchase which includes a hefty markup on top of their fee’s and the designer will probably get a percentage of the sale from those manufacturers. If you won the lottery then you can skip all of this because it doesn’t really matter if the designer wants to sell you a French colonial dining room table that costs $25,000. Yeowza! Continue Reading →

October 28 2018

I know there’s a large push for colorful appliances but I’m going to add in my two cents just for fun. I don’t think so! There you have it. That’s worth about two-cents.

One of the things that I love is time-honored traditions. I grew up this way and it has stuck with me. If I had a cabin in the north woods I would like it to look like a cabin. It needs to fit my mental picture and my dreams of the north woods. No gas fireplaces in my cabin only real wood that I split myself. I would not want a cabin that looked like a house in the suburbs. It should look like a cabin otherwise what the point. These things just make sense to me. Continue Reading →

October 08 2018

When I grew up our kitchen was in the back of the house and it was small and insignificant and the living room and dining room were the rooms to be in. Kitchens were the place where work was done and dirty dishes were kept. Today, kitchens are the focal point of the house. Living room and dining rooms are combined into open spaces to include the kitchen. Some house are built or remodel to remove the living room and dining room and stick them in another part of the house, altogether. The kitchen is now the heart of the home. Continue Reading →

July 06 2017

January 24 2016

That’s a big decision but hopefully we can make it a little easier for you. The first thing you have to know as a couple is if you’re both on the same page. Friends and family will counsel you to leave that old house and buy something new. Others might say that you should tear down your current home and build a new home on the same spot. (To be honest that option doesn’t happen very often.) The last option is to remodel. I’m going to say that this is the best option and, if you plan it right, you can live in the home while the remodel is going so you don’t have to find alternate living quarters. Continue Reading →

July 29 2015

For the love of sconce! One of the best accessories to your new home or remodel is the the sconce. Why? because lighting is everything and with an unlimited selection of sconces you have the ability to control the ambiance of a room and the light with sconces. You can add sconces to stairs, along side doors fireplaces and artwork as well as hallways dinning rooms and living rooms. A sconce can light up artwork and be used as a feature decorations for in an out of the way places. The unlimited use for sconces provides many opportunities for great rooms and they’re not that expensive, for what use they provide.